The song 1969 by The Stooges was included in Rolling Stones magazine’s « 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time » at number 35. The song has a tempo of 106 bpm. The single 1969 is from the self-titled studio album released on 5 August 1969.
Their drummer Scott Asheton is one of the founding member of the Stooges. The primitive sound that he made became the model of many future punk bands.